Men Of Thought And Men Of Action,

Much As The Sage May Affect To Despise The Opinion Of The World, There Are Few Who Would Not Rather Expose Their Lives A Hundred Times Than Be Condemned To Live On, In Society, But Not Of It - A By-word Of Reproach To All Who Know Their History, And A Mark For Scorn To Point His Finger At.

Three Causes Especially Have Excited The Discontent Of Mankind; And, By Impelling Us To Seek Remedies For The Irremediable, Have Bewildered Us In A Maze Of Madness And Error. These Are Death, Toil, And The Ignorance Of The Future.

Aid The Dawning, Tongue And Pen; Aid It, Hopes Of Honest Men!

Some Love To Roam O'er The Dark Sea's Foam, Where The Shrill Winds Whistle Free.

Men Of Thought And Men Of Action, Clear The Way!